Order filed October 26, 2018
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
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NO. 14-18-00839-CV
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IN THE INTEREST OF Z.Z.A-S., A CHILD
On Appeal from the 315th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2017-00529J
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NO. 14-18-00840-CV
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IN THE INTEREST OF Z.A.A.-S-T. AKA Z.T, A CHILD
On Appeal from the 315th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2017-04990J
ORDER
These are accelerated appeals from judgments in parental termination appeals.
Appellant’s brief in each appeal was due October 25, 2018. No brief has been filed.
Appeals in parental termination cases and child protection cases are to be
brought to final disposition within 180 days of the date the notice of appeal is filed.
See Tex. R. Jud. Admin. 6.2(a) (effective May 1, 2012). This accelerated schedule
requires greater compliance with briefing deadlines.
Therefore, we order appellant’s appointed counsel, William Thursland, to
file appellant’s brief no later than November 6, 2018. If the brief is not filed by that
date, counsel may be required to show cause why he should not be held in contempt
of court. In addition, the court may require appointment of new counsel due to the
failure to timely file appellant’s brief.
PER CURIAM
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